Yes, I definitely agree! There are several ways one can weaken a stem.
On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Fred Rednor <fred_rednor@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > HD: Like wise is it safe to and a stem from 22.2 to French
> > 22.0
> > HS: I was encouraged in this form of antiauthoritarian
> > heresy by list members. It works. But light sanding around
> > the stem is less likely to dull the upper part than sanding
> > along the axis of the stem.
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> Before sanding the stem, remove the top nut from the headset and see if the
> stem will go into the head-tube without modification. I have, on occasion,
> worked on bikes with French threaded steering tubes which were reamed to
> 22.2mm by the manufacturer.
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> In those cases, I believed it better to slightly enlarge the inside
> diameter of the headset's lock nut.
>
> Bon chance
> Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
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